Benefits

  • February 26, 2026

    Hegseth Appeals Block On Sen. Kelly's Rank Reduction

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has appealed a district court order blocking him from reducing the U.S. Navy rank of Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., after the lawmaker told members of the military they don't have to follow unlawful orders. 

  • February 26, 2026

    4th Circ. Revives Secrets Charges Against Ex-Deloitte Workers

    The Fourth Circuit on Thursday revived the bulk of the charges against two former Deloitte workers accused of stealing the company's trade secrets, disagreeing with a lower court that dismissed the case because of the government's delay in bringing it.

  • February 26, 2026

    Rehab Participants Not Employees, Court Told In Wage Suit

    Participants in several Texas-based recovery programs for addiction cannot plausibly allege they were employees entitled to compensation, the faith-based nonprofit that operates the programs told a federal court, seeking to dismiss a proposed class and collective wage action.

  • February 26, 2026

    Vanguard Will Pay $29.5M To Settle Red States' ESG Suit

    The Vanguard Group Inc. will pay $29.5 million to settle claims brought by several conservative states accusing it and other large asset managers of driving up coal prices by pressuring publicly traded energy companies to lower their output to meet carbon emission reduction goals.

  • February 26, 2026

    Ex-Exec. In $2B Denmark Tax Scheme Hid Assets, Court Told

    A Florida man involved in a $2 billion Danish tax refund scheme fraudulently transferred millions of dollars to a U.S. company to prevent the Danish government from seizing those assets, Denmark's tax agency told a New Jersey federal court.

  • February 26, 2026

    NLRB Orders Region To Recalculate Union Payouts

    A National Labor Relations Board official must recalculate payments owed to employees who were excluded from a concrete company's profit-sharing plan and to a pension fund on behalf of the workers, the board has ruled, finding that the calculations must account for the payments the workers received in the past.

  • February 26, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs L3Harris In Fired Worker's PTSD Bias Suit

    The Ninth Circuit backed defense contractor L3Harris' win in a suit claiming it unlawfully fired a painter because of his post-traumatic stress disorder, finding he admitted in an application for disability benefits that he wasn't able to work by the time he was terminated.

  • February 26, 2026

    DOL Unveils Independent Contractor Rule Replacement

    The U.S. Department of Labor announced the details Thursday of a long-awaited proposed rule to rescind and replace a previous administration's regulation that outlined how to decide if a worker is an employee or independent contractor.

  • February 25, 2026

    White House Cites Fraud, Freezes $259M In Minn. Medicaid

    The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would hold back $259.9 million in Medicaid funding for Minnesota as part of what it called an unprecedented effort to combat fraud in programs that support low-income families.

  • February 25, 2026

    AT&T Promptly Settles NYC Pension Funds Diversity Suit

    AT&T on Wednesday agreed to allow shareholders to vote on New York City pension funds' proposal requesting a corporate diversity report, quickly settling a suit filed by the funds last week.

  • February 25, 2026

    Malibu Boats Investor Attys Score $2.3M Fee Award

    Attorneys who represent investors in powerboat maker Malibu Boats Inc. will receive $2.34 million, plus reimbursement of over $115,600 in costs, following resolution of claims the company nearly pushed a key dealer into bankruptcy by oversupplying it after a pandemic-era boat buying boom.

  • February 25, 2026

    4 Questions About Trump's Retirement Savings Pitch

    President Donald Trump's promise that workers whose employers don't contribute to their retirement savings will get access to the same type of retirement plan that federal employees have has caught the attention of benefits attorneys, who said they have numerous questions about what that might look like. Here, Law360 looks at four of those questions.

  • February 25, 2026

    Alcoa Retirees Can't Resuscitate Pension Annuity Suit

    A D.C. federal judge refused to reconsider her decision dismissing Alcoa retirees' proposed class action alleging the company put their pensions at risk by converting their benefits into annuity insurance contracts, ruling Tuesday that the retirees failed to offer new evidence or an intervening change in controlling law.

  • February 25, 2026

    Fla. Court Blocks Doctor Dispensing Rules For Worker Claims

    A Florida panel on Wednesday set aside a state agency's proposed rules that would include doctors in a workers' compensation law that gives patients an "absolute choice" over which pharmacist can fill their prescriptions, saying the proposals go beyond what lawmakers intended.

  • February 25, 2026

    'Conflicting' Claims Threaten Google ERISA Suit, Judge Hints

    A Connecticut federal judge suggested Wednesday that a former Google sales representative may need to make changes if he wants to advance his lawsuit alleging the tech giant withheld $2 million in commission and improperly fired him amid colon cancer treatments, pointing to "competing allegations" in the complaint.

  • February 25, 2026

    Philly Says PBMs Can't Exit Suit Over Opioid Crisis

    The city of Philadelphia on Wednesday defended its lawsuit against CVS Health Corp. and other pharmacy benefit managers over allegedly fueling the opioid crisis, urging a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject the PBMs' arguments that they should be let out of the litigation for lack of a valid legal claim.

  • February 25, 2026

    NJ Transit Allowed To Pick Horizon Over Aetna, Panel Finds

    New Jersey Transit Corp.'s award of a health benefits administration contract to Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey was not unreasonable despite the proposal being more expensive than one submitted by Aetna, a state appeals panel found Wednesday.

  • February 25, 2026

    Centene Says Filed Rate Doctrine Dooms RICO, Fraud Claims

    Centene Corp. urged an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to grant it partial judgment in a proposed class action by patients alleging the company violated racketeering laws and cheated them out of billions with bogus policies, arguing the filed rate doctrine bars the refunds they seek for alleged overcharges.

  • February 25, 2026

    Pension Fund Presses For CEO Texts In $60B Merger Fight

    A union pension fund stockholder urged the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday to revive its bid for access to a former Pioneer Natural Resources Co. CEO's undisclosed text messages and emails, arguing that the Delaware Chancery Court set an "impossible" standard in denying inspection of communications tied to the company's $60 billion sale to Exxon Mobil Corp.

  • February 25, 2026

    Conn. Insurance Chief Fights Intervention In Liquidation Row

    Connecticut's interim insurance commissioner urged a state court not to allow a pair of universal life policyholders that are over a $300,000 cap on death benefits to intervene in his plan to liquidate a struggling insurer, saying they are seeking an inequitable premium holiday on their policies.

  • February 24, 2026

    Alaska Airlines Attendant Wins COVID Workers' Comp Appeal

    Washington appellate judges sided with an Alaska Airlines flight attendant Tuesday in a workers' compensation dispute, upholding a jury verdict that Lisa M. Azorit-Wortham's March 2020 COVID-19 infection while traveling for work should be covered as an occupational disease.

  • February 24, 2026

    6th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Sotera Toxic Gas Investor Suit

    The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's dismissal of an investor lawsuit accusing Sotera Health Co. of concealing the carcinogenic nature of a gas used at its sterilization plants, finding Sotera did not make any actionable false or misleading statements to investors.

  • February 24, 2026

    Ariz. Bill To Limit 'No Surprises' Arbitration Offers Put On Hold

    A powerful Arizona state lawmaker this week agreed to pause his proposal to establish limits on how much medical providers can seek under the No Surprises Act arbitration system, saying the legislation needs more work and he'll bring it back next year.

  • February 24, 2026

    United Wants Partial Fraud Suit Win Against Billing Co.

    TeamHealth has been submitting fraudulent claims to get UnitedHealthcare to overpay it by more than $100 million, the insurer argued as it asked a Tennessee federal judge to grant it a partial early win in its suit against the emergency room staffing and billing company.

  • February 24, 2026

    Ex-Flying J Owner's 401(k) Offerings 'Inferior' Says Mass. Suit

    FJ Management Inc.'s retirement plan included a "dramatically inferior" series of target-date funds that caused investors to lose out on millions of dollars, a plan participant has claimed in a complaint filed in Massachusetts federal court.

Expert Analysis

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Supporting A Trial Team

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    While students often practice as lead trial attorneys in law school, such an opportunity likely won’t arise until a few years into practice, so junior associates should focus on honing skills that are essential to supporting a trial team, including organization, adaptability and humility, says Lucy Zelina at Tucker Ellis.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From US Attorney To BigLaw

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    When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E.

  • At 'SEC Speaks,' Leaders Frame New Views

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    At the Practising Law Institute's recent SEC Speaks conference, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission leadership highlighted the agency's significant priority changes, including in enforcement, crypto and artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • The Ins And Outs Of Consensual Judicial References

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    As parties consider the possibility of judicial reference to resolve complex disputes, it is critical to understand how the process works, why it's gaining traction, and why carefully crafted agreements make all the difference, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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    The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit

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    The nine Am Law 100 firms that settled with the Trump administration likely did so because of the personal risk faced by equity partners in today's billion‑dollar national practices, enabled by an ethics rule primed for modernization, says Adam Forest at Scale.

  • Buyer Beware Of Restrictive Covenants In Delaware

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    Based on recent Delaware Chancery Court opinions rejecting restricted covenants contained in agreements in the sale-of-business context, businesses need to craft narrowly tailored restrictions that have legitimate interests, say attorneys at Saul Ewing.

  • ESOP Ruling Clarifies Trustees' Role In 3rd-Party Sales

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    An Illinois federal court's dismissal of a class action related to an employee stock ownership plan in Rush v. GreatBanc demystifies the trustee's role in a sale transaction to a third party by providing commentary on the prudent process and considerations for trustees to weigh before approving a sale, says Katelyn Harrell at BCLP.

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    Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in Brazilian jiujitsu – often against opponents who are much larger and younger than me – has allowed me to develop a handful of useful skills that foster the resilience and adaptability necessary for a successful legal career, says Tina Dorr of Barnes & Thornburg.

  • Challenges For Fiduciaries Adding Crypto To 401(k) Plans

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    As cryptocurrencies gain popularity and their restrictions loosen, investors may become interested in adding crypto options to their retirement plans, but fiduciaries should consider how to balance the increased demand and their obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

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    Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles

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    Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.

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    Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.

  • Cos. Should Review Pay Strategies In Light Of 2025 Tariffs

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    Companies should think about what they can or should do to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of their compensation plans in light of rising material costs, reduced profit margins, market volatility and other impacts of the Trump administration’s evolving tariff regime, say attorneys at Cooley.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP

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    Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils

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    A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.

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    Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.

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